Meet Sarah Stephens of Midwest Hemp Technology

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sarah Stephens. She and her team shared their story with us below:

Wichita is a native, the daughter of an attorney, and a high school administrator. Wife and mother of 4 teenagers! Graduate of Wichita State University, bachelor’s degree in political science and master’s degree in public affairs. Licensed hemp producer since 2019. Founded KS Hemp Consortium in 2020 and conducted grant-funded hemp production research on farms across Kansas in 2021 and 2022. She established Midwest Hemp Technology in 2021.

We all face challenges, but looking back, would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Hemp has challenges. Remaining roadblocks are moving slowly out of the way, and we’re getting closer to the tipping point for wide-scale adoption. The crop and developing industry are moving in the right direction. The first company I founded was Safe Riders in 2003. We drove intoxicated people home in their cars. That will always be the most challenging work I have ever done. The clientele was often super cool, but you can imagine that providing a service to people too intoxicated to drive comes with a special set of challenges. It was late at night, every weekend, sometimes in unsafe environments–so that experience really helped me keep hemp challenges in perspective.

We’ve been impressed with Midwest Hemp Technology, but for folks who might need to be more familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart?
Midwest Hemp Technology purchases hemp fiber and grain crops from farmers in Kansas and the midwestern United States. Processing the whole plant into sustainable solutions for humans and animals, MHT manufactures hemp grain food and hard and short fiber. Agricultural hemp is a rapidly renewable resource. MHT produces hemp seed oil and protein powder from the grain in bulk and under the Hempy’s Heart brand name. The plant’s stalk is harvested like a hay bale, broken down into fiber, and hurd for various industrial applications, most notably animal bedding, mulch, and hempcrete. MHT contributes to healthy environments and sustainable agriculture throughout the hemp supply chain. For more information on growing agricultural hemp or purchasing agricultural hemp products, connect with Midwest Hemp Technology. For retail supplies of hemp seed oil and other hemp products, visit www.hempysheart.com.

We’d like to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you.
More than luck, timing significantly influences the development of agricultural hemp as a crop in Kansas fields and a product in U.S. consumer goods. The 2018 Farm Bill relegalized hemp. Regulations remain overly burdensome today but are slowly easing in the right direction. Successfully growing and processing agricultural hemp has taken us a few years. Midwest Hemp Tech is arriving at this point in alignment with many new hemp market developments. For example, we’re on the precipice of federal approval for hemp seed meal in feed for laying hens. This will be a tipping point for hemp grains and animal feed.

Pricing:

• Hemp Seed Oil from 8 oz to bulk
• Hemp Protein Powder from 1 pound to bulk
• Hemp Hurd from 20 pounds to bulk

Contact Info:

• Website: www.midwesthemptech.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwesthemptech/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwesthemptech
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-hemp-technology
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiITcaDMe1PiJHQOVxMy77w
• Other: www.hempysheart.com

Image Credits
The picture with the bales in the background should be credited to Butler County Times Gazette. All other pictures are property of Midwest Hemp Technology.